Simple Uses for your Nan’s Goodies

Make Your Own Croutons When I was a kid, my mom used to make croutons for her salads.  Salads were her signature dish, and so making fresh...

Handy Pasta Combination Chart - Both Pages Now Posted

Above is the flip side to Nan's New Tool - a handy dandy chart to help you with ideas for pairing our NO SAUCE pasta!  Remember, we want...

Pasta Combination Chart - First of 2 Parts

This is page 1 of our 2 page Pasta Combo Chart.  You will find this chart handy for ideas on how to pair our pastas with great ingredients...

Guide to Crabs: how to clean and pick meat from a crab

Seattle is best known for salmon but my favorite local seafood is the Dungeness crab. Eating crab is messy and time consuming so the puny guys...

Valentine's Day 2012

Steven and I just celebrated our 9th Valentine's Day dinner and our last as an unmarried couple. Instead of going out, we continued our yearly...

Chocolate Berry Mousse w/ Raspberry Balsamic Vinegar

It is common in Italy to make an easy, delicious dessert of simple cut strawberries and a drizzle of a well aged balsamic vinegar.  This...

Basil Parmesan Grilled Flatbread

Here is a simple idea to be used as a snack or as a side to soup or salad.  Prepared flatbreads are more common these days in higher...